先 xiān HSK1 first Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: late All meanings 377 xiān 377 first 335for now 36at first 4late 2 2 sentences for 先 (xiān — late) 先父生前很喜欢读书。 xiān fù shēngqián hěn xǐhuan dúshū. My late father loved reading when he was alive. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary祭拜祖先是华人的传统。 jìbài zǔ xiān shì Huárén de chuántǒng. Worshipping ancestors is a Chinese tradition. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary